What is disability pride?

Disability pride is about embracing disability as a core part of one’s identity and rejecting ableism. 

Disability Pride celebrates diversity, empowering individuals to advocate for their rights and make their own choices.

Disability pride promotes community, solidarity, and visibility, encouraging disabled people to be unapologetically themselves. It also acknowledges the intersectionality of disability, recognising that factors like race, gender, and socioeconomic background shape how people experience disability.

At its core, disability pride pushes for the full inclusion and rights of disabled people, advocating for the removal of barriers and stigma.